Wilfrid and Constance Cave Foundation
Analysis
Wilfrid and Constance Cave Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in September 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Wilfrid and Constance Cave Foundation reported income of £154k and spending of £231k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £140k to £154k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Wilfrid and Constance Cave Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pepper's-A Safe Place (£154k), The Alfred Charitable Trust (£155k) and The Ranworth Trust 1985 (£154k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trustees decide at their half yearly meetings what grants they make. Nominations for grants are elicited by the individual trustees who are empowered to put forward proposals for donations to be made on an annual basis, both locally and nationally as well as additional donations on an ad hoc basis.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pepper's-A Safe Place | Oakham | £154k |
| The Alfred Charitable Trust | Hassocks | £155k |
| The Ranworth Trust 1985 | Norwich | £154k |
| Westcroft Community Centre | Manchester | £155k |